Battle of Aberdeen (1644)

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Montrose remained in Aberdeen for three days, before leaving for [[Rothiemurchus]] in the Highlands to recruit new men and avoid a confrontation with the approaching Parliamentarian force under the [[Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll|Marquess of Argyll]].
Montrose remained in Aberdeen for three days, before leaving for [[Rothiemurchus]] in the Highlands to recruit new men and avoid a confrontation with the approaching Parliamentarian force under the [[Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll|Marquess of Argyll]].


==The battle in popular culture==
A highly partial version of the sack of Aberdeen and a more accurate portrayal of the Royalist campaign of 1644–1645 is featured in the 1937 novel [[And No Quarter]] by the Irish writer [[Maurice Walsh]], told from the perspective of two members of [[Manus O'Cahan's Regiment|O'Cahan's Regiment]].
A highly partial version of the sack of Aberdeen and a more accurate portrayal of the Royalist campaign of 1644–1645 is featured in the 1937 novel ''[[And No Quarter]]'' by the Irish writer [[Maurice Walsh]], told from the perspective of two members of [[Manus O'Cahan's Regiment]].

The battle and its aftermath are described in ''The Young Montrose'' by [[Nigel Tranter]].


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